Show J I 1 THE constitution BEFORE THE LAW PRESIDENT preside NT GRANT iu in his message declining to ilive the house a any ny i concerning his ab the capital while chief executive ig Is reported to have cave made the following remark con berning acts of Congress Con gress gresa limiting in 9 or restricting the 0 of the precut lol loi ja 4 i wa were there such acts I 1 should nevertheless recognize the superior authority of or the constitution and should exercise the powers required thereby of tile file president 1 that iff is if cengr congress e ss had bad made an rii u unconstitutional constitutional D jaw upon the sub eject he should obey the cons cona titu tion and break the law he does not say he should do this upon the strength of a decision of the supreme court of the states oa on the contrary the implication Is plain that he would do it of course probably on the strength of his cabinet advice before the case had como come up for fer action in the supreme court for when that court has decided on n any case it follows that the executive if the question comes before him or is 14 connected with him will tho uhe the courts decision whatever it may be in a part of the same message the declares himself highly in favor of sustaining the constitution according to his hia inaugural oath this is very commendable in him especially when the prevalent ligh lightness thess ef regard for that fundamental instrument is considered and further the fact that the dominant party has haa not paid the highest regard to it in every respect if the pres Pies president pi ident will strictly sustain the constitution in spirit as well as in letter in lif all his onn off official iclal leiai acts I 1 the people people of this territory not only will have nothing to complain of concerning him but will have nave much to say in bs favor por for by his constitutional conservatism during his hia term of office they would have a high guarantee that no uno legislation or other official act f of or an unconstitutional character would be perpetrated toward towards sf them with impunity and thal that is lb till all the favor they ask of the federal governments government ern ment ments i |